Me too, Bro. God bless you.

If I were you, I would keep praying and asking God for forgiveness. Jesus and God love you, Bro.

Trust me, God exists.

Joseph,

There is absolutely nothing wrong with having interests and hobbies in life! Why would God punish you for that if you enjoy doing it? I am a huge fan of Marvel movies and have sometimes read comic books, too, and even drawn creative things in my sketchbook. Movies and TV have nothing to do with the state or the quality/quantity of your faith and religion, though it is important to be mindful of what you watch. You don’t want to focus on negativity or dark stuff.

Don’t misunderstand. As long as you know you’re not going to physically do anything that you see in those films (murder, steal, sleep around, etc), it’s all for entertainment. It does not make you less of a Christian believer. Your faith will not go away or be in jeopardy if you enjoy a superhero movie.

I have a firm belief for myself: If the themes or storylines end up hopeful and happy, good triumphing over evil, that is perfectly fine to watch, read, draw, etc.

It’s important to know not to obsess over religion; you do not have to think about God 24/7. He does not want us to. He’d like to be acknowledged and leaned on in times of trouble. And whenever or wherever YOU are comfortable doing that, He is absolutely okay with it. He understands you more than you think and does not expect you to know everything about Him.

As for temptations, just know it’s natural. Please don’t beat yourself up for it. You’re human; it happens. No one is perfect! You can have feelings and thoughts. What matters is what you do with it. Make sure your outlets are healthy and unharmful to you. If you feel these temptations pull you out into a dark place, you have the authority (just as much as God) to change your line of thinking. Believe God is with you, loves you unconditionally, and does not want you to feel so down. You are his Child.

Think of it this way: if your parents caught you doing something wrong, would they immediately cast you away and want nothing to do with you anymore for that one mistake you made? Parents are loving toward their kids; they love unconditionally no matter what. God is the exact same way, only with an otherworldly level of patience, kindness, and love. How could that ever run out on you or me?

The article clearly says that Theophobia is an irrational fear of God – fear of smiting or punishment. I have this to a degree that I feel I have to censor my thoughts, feelings, and desires; I feel I cannot plan anything for myself. I know God has the upper hand in that, but I feel I cannot have daydreams or fantasies of getting married, dating, etc. This fear has made me feel that I’m somehow wrong, that I am not accepted, and that I must be on my guard at all times and cannot slip up or that I will commit the unpardonable sin. That’s not right.

On the other hand, I have a fear of the Lord. I know He is bigger than me, can handle things better, and has ultimate control over my life. That’s the healthy ‘fear’ of the Lord. It just means reverence. That’s what is right.

God loves you Tammy! He wants you to be in heaven with Him forever. (John 3:16) He gave you a way not to be afraid of death. He sent Jesus to take your place so you can have peace in Him and what He has done for you. If you ask Jesus into your life you will feel His overwhelming love. Blessings!

Theophobia is based on karma teaching, which says that if bad things happen to you, it means God is punishing you. The Christian faith says the exact opposite: God loved us and died for us while we were his enemies. We should fear life without God, yes, but the dread of God can lead to good behavior, but God isn’t after good behavior, he’s after our hearts, and fear actually repels us from his heart.
“There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.” -God

The comments here are really terrifying, and they make me want to pity every believer in the Jehovah religion. The commenters here make it obvious that almost all worshippers are extremely theophobic. To @TheReal_ROTR, this isn’t Comic awareness. It’s an unnecessarily severe devaluation of oneself in order to please whatever seems mysterious to them, which I do not agree with, because it is not necessary!

There are so many unsolved mysteries in the Universe, of course, because we cannot know everything. Our ancestors did not know it all, neither did the ones before them. We cannot know it all. The generations after us will know better, of course, but not all. I consider it really illogical that humans want to attribute every mystery to the possibility of the existence of a god of “all peoples.”

We really should understand that the Jehovah religion is like every other traditional religion. So, we should not impose it on ourselves, thereby degrading ourselves, just because we have a few or lots of unanswerable questions. Also, a true atheist would understand it this way. An atheist who is scared of an almighty god stylishly imposed on people is no atheist. And theophobia? Something has to be done about this extreme fear.

Bless your heart I feel the same way as you do. People can really be rotten sometimes. I wish they understood the way we feel about this type of fear we experience, maybe they would see it in a different way. It’s my worst fear of not going to heaven. It overtakes me at times and I just have to battle it the best way I know how, just breathe and go on. If I sit and think about it I’m in full blown panic over it and it almost drives me insane.